Fresh veggies in the summer and brisk winter snow hills are all reminders of growing up on my parent’s farm. Any farm kid understands the challenges of growing up on a farm—like using the tractor to pull a neighbour...
Days-old dairy breed calves are interesting animals. On one hand, these calves exhibit a great deal of toughness, surviving the ordeals of being born, fed colostrum, moved from the maternity pen, moved onto a vehicle, transported, then moved again...
When it comes to our physical health, we all have strategies to stay healthy and the physical parts of farming help with that, from chasing after livestock, carrying supplies and products to going up and down the ladder of...
Every year is different, and 2021 is no exception. With record high crop prices, an early planting window across most of Canada, and now a wet July in Eastern Canada, it has never been more favourable for a fungicide...
It is well-known in the dairy industry that mycotoxins are not to be taken lightly. Mycotoxins take advantage of the wet field conditions and fluctuating feedstuff dry matter that result from heavy rains and flooding and begin to grow...
The average cost to produce milk has climbed substantially so far this year. In our conversations, we have been hard-pressed to find anything — services or products — that are cheaper this year than they were at this time...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Animal agriculture gets unfairly blamed for a lot of things, and from a lot of directions, from Big Oil interests that want to misdirect the climate debate, to vegan activists who use every argument they can...
The number of youngstock (0-24 month olds) in the female dairy herd has been increasing recently. As at 1 April, youngstock numbers totalled 902,000 head, 4% (32,200 head) higher than the same time last year.
Since January 2020, we’ve seen...
Perspective is a powerful thing. I often think that about perspective and the role it plays in shaping people’s opinions about dairy. People tend to see dairy through a variety of lenses. It’s emotional – ice cream in summertime,...
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Wall Street Journal writer Josh Zumbrun reported on Tuesday that, "The Biden administration initiated a dispute process against the Canadian dairy industry, triggering the formal dispute mechanism of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement for...
